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Accession
CHEBI:77974
Name
food packaging gas
Ontology
Synonyms
food packaging gases
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Definition
A food additive that is a (generally inert) gas which is used to envelop foodstuffs during packing and so protect them from unwanted chemical reactions such as food spoilage or oxidation during subsequent transport and storage. The term includes propellant gases, used to expel foods from a container. [source: unknown]
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Parents of food packaging gas (CHEBI:77974)
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food packaging gas [is_a relation] is_a  food additive (CHEBI:64047)

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